Enrollment
199
Combined
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 286
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003001415
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA
CARR 696 KM 1 HM 5 BO HIGUILLAR, DORADO, PR 00646 · (787) 796-4410 · Dorado Municipio
GRADES PK–11COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 8.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
163 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like LUISA M. VALDERRAMA
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUISA M. VALDERRAMA this school | 199 | 81.9% | N/A |
| MARIA L. MCDOUGALL GUANICA | 150 | 83.3% | N/A |
| JUANITA RAMIREZ GONZALEZ FLORIDA | 318 | 80.5% | N/A |
| MARIA DOLORES FARIA MAYAGUEZ | 235 | 85.1% | N/A |
| FRANCISCO LOPEZ CRUZ NARANJITO | 338 | 84.0% | N/A |
| FEDERICO DEGETAU II AIBONITO | 151 | 86.8% | N/A |
Matched among Puerto Rico K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
-42 (-17%) vs 2020
-68% since 2000-01, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 199 | 29 | 6.9:1 | 82% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 25 | 7.2:1 | 91% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 25 | 8.7:1 | 91% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 26 | 9.3:1 | 93% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 90% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 30 | 10.4:1 | 88% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 92% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 68% (417) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUISA M. VALDERRAMA.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (243 to 199); teachers up 26% (23 to 29).
About LUISA M. VALDERRAMA
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA, located in DORADO, Puerto Rico, is a low-enrollment combined-grade school. Enrolled students number 199 students, in pre-K through 11. Statewide, combined schools in Puerto Rico average about 286 students each.
The district for LUISA M. VALDERRAMA is PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 856 schools and 236,079 students.
Most students at LUISA M. VALDERRAMA are Hispanic: 100% of enrollment. County-wide, about 97% of residents are Hispanic. LUISA M. VALDERRAMA has a diversity index of 1%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 6.9 students for each one. The 8.5:1 average for combined schools in Puerto Rico is higher than this school's figure. About 82% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Dorado Municipio has about 35,810 residents, and median household income is about $36,391 and about 25% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dorado Municipio number 6 and enroll about 2,154.
ELEMENTAL ECOLOGICA JOSE DE DIEGO is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. LUISA M. VALDERRAMA is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES assigns LUISA M. VALDERRAMA the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 241 in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, a decrease of 42 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 9.3:1 to 6.9:1.
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Dorado Municipio at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,810
Census ACS
Median income
$36,391
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,154 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARDHigh · 1,323 students
- SUPERIOR VOCACIONAL DE ARECIBOHigh · 1,120 students
- SUPERIOR OCUPACIONAL Y TECNICA DE YAUCOHigh · 1,037 students
- DRA. MARIA SOCORRO LACOTHigh · 927 students
- DR PEDRO PEREA FAJARDOHigh · 888 students
- MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGAHigh · 886 students
Other schools in DORADO
- JOSE SANTOS ALEGRIAHigh · 714 students
- ELEMENTAL ECOLOGICA JOSE DE DIEGOElementary · 489 students
- CRISTOBAL SANTANA MELECIOElementary · 301 students
- RICARDO ARROYO LARACUENTEMiddle · 186 students
Nearby schools
- ELEMENTAL ECOLOGICA JOSE DE DIEGO1.2 mi · 489
- RICARDO ARROYO LARACUENTE2.0 mi · 186
- JOSE SANTOS ALEGRIA2.0 mi · 714
- JACINTO LOPEZ MARTINEZ2.3 mi · 265
- RAFAEL HERNANDEZ VEGA ALTA2.4 mi · 260
- LUIS M. SANTIAGO2.7 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About LUISA M. VALDERRAMAHow many students attend LUISA M. VALDERRAMA?
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-11.
What age range does LUISA M. VALDERRAMA serve?
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA serves students from grade PK through grade 11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LUISA M. VALDERRAMA?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LUISA M. VALDERRAMA is approximately 6.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LUISA M. VALDERRAMA?
Student demographics at LUISA M. VALDERRAMA are roughly 1% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is LUISA M. VALDERRAMA in?
LUISA M. VALDERRAMA is part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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